10. Look, I have refined you, but not as silver;I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11. I will act for My own sake, indeed, My own, for how can I be defiled?I will not give My glory to another.
12. “Listen to Me, Jacob,and Israel, the one called by Me:I am He; I am the first,I am also the last.
13. My own hand founded the earth,and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them,they stood up together.
14. All of you, assemble and listen!Who among the idols has declared these things?The Lord loves him; he will accomplish His will against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15. I — I have spoken;yes, I have called him; I have brought him,and he will succeed in his mission.